Mr. Savini is an assistant director at the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB) and FASAB Chair at the National Defense University where he specializes in the area of infrastructure. He began his career with the Defense Contract Audit Agency and as a result of his accomplishments, was selected for the prestigious Director's Fellowship Program. Mr. Savini also worked for the Department of the Navy (MSC) responsible for financial management of a multibillion dollar program. He also served in several prominent positions with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (REAC) where he directed financial assessments and GAAP conversion of HUD's 3200 Public Housing Agencies. Prior to joining FASAB, Mr. Savini held the prestigious CFO position with the Smithsonian Institution's Sackler/Freer Galleries of Art. Mr. Savini is founder and chief executive of EthicQuest llc, and former Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditor's Public Sector Advisory Council. He is a former Board member of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) CEAR program; former member of the Government Finance Officer's Association's Special Review Committee; a Fellow with the Institute for Responsible Infrastructure Stewardship; and a long-standing member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Savini is an adjunct professor at Rutgers University where he teaches Ethics in Government Financial Management. He has a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kean University, master's degree in general administration from Central Michigan University, and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) as well as a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New Jersey and Virginia.